With the upcoming arrival, Sam astonishingly surrendered and permitted them to close the business for half of the day so the boys could meet their family at the airport. This was an astronomical gesture as it was the first time in five years that the restaurant would be closed. Due to Sam’s extreme stinginess his sons were forced to share an ugly and tattered black wool winter coat. This posed a substantial problem with their upcoming trip to the airport as it was an extremely cold winter. Knowing they needed Sam’s approval for such a considerable purchase they pondered how they could ever convince their prudent father to splurge for this much needed item. With a friend, the boys concocted a plan. Deciding timing was crucial they agreed it was best that they approach Sam Sing with their proposition when he was feeling…
Charlotte Johnston been sitting at a black top table surrounded by a group of chatty students her own age. And hadn't been paying much attention to what the teacher was saying, because everything zoned out, besides appearances and movements. Mr. Hube was wearing a bright purple sweater with tan khakis, and was extra fidgety. Something got him all hot and bothered, and it was obvious. His pale blue eyes glanced the room, and the pauses, he worried his lower lip, driving Charlotte crazy, that his outfit choice was bold for a teacher and that he appeared nervous to speak in front of his own class.…
Charlie brother went away to college in Penn State and his sister is a senior. Charlie is starting his first year in high school with no friend until he meat a senior from shop class Patrick. Charlie’s gets to know Bill his AP English teacher, who takes a special interest to him. He gives him extra work because he thinks he's…
At school, Rainer, the boy from the restaurant, starts throwing carrots and teasing Carley. Toni comes to Carleys defense and helps her out. The two reunite and end up eating lunch together. While shooting hoops, Carley and Daniel hear a scream, and see a boy bullying Michael Eric. Carley teaches him a lesson by hanging him from a tree branch. After doing this, Michael Eric calls Carley his hero.…
32 “Well its actually happening ma’, I’m goin’ back to school.”Rufus said. “I want you to know, I truly am proud of you Rufus.” His mother replied. Curtis and Janet went to a different school then Rufus but he still walked them to school then walked himself to school. On his way to school a car followed him very slowly but Rufus kept walking. When he got to school it looked the same on the outside that it always had. Rufus pushed open the doors at Searingtown School and yelled “I’m back!” All of his friends ran over to hug him. He went down to the office to get a tour he thought he didn’t need because he remembered every single solitary thing about this place. While the tour was going on everything going on was a blur. He looked left, right and left again, admiring the changes the school had made. “Wow” he sighed. “Is there a problem Rufus?” the tour guide asked. Rufus answered, “When I was here the wall paint was all chipped, there were broken windows and holes in the walls.” “Oh ok, well that concludes our tour and this door on your right is your first period class.” The tour guide replied. Rufus walked in and sat at an available seat at the back of the class room. He opened his notebook and took notes even though he didn’t understand anything that was going on. By the time 5th period came around it was time for lunch he was starving. All of his friends called him over and asked him to sit with him. Momma didn’t make him a big lunch because they didn’t have that much food in the house and then needed to split it 3 different ways. Allison who used to have a big crush on Rufus sat right next to him. Mitchell and Charlie sat across from him and Christina, Alisha and Sammy sat around them. When the bell rang he went to his locker and when he got to class he looked out the window and saw the same car that followed him to school. The only person he thought of was Simon. But he didn’t have a car? Rufus ran to the office to explain the…
The sky was raining ever so slightly over Canbourne Cove High School. In Canbourne Cove, there was a student named Sam Salvatore. Sam was what every kid would call a nerd. He would complete all his learning tasks to a high standard. He was a typical kid, he had brown eyes, brown hair and wore glasses. He was one of those students who would do their top button up. If he didn’t have it done up he could not continue his day. However, Sam had a sad side. Other students would tease him because of his physical appearance. Especially ‘The Bower brothers.’ Bradley, Barry and Ben. They weren’t really brothers, that’s just what people called them. Sam was a little bit over weight compared to the other students.…
After accidentally throwing a book at his teacher, he was told to leave the reservation so he wouldn’t lose hope. As a result of leaving, Junior lost his best friend, gained a new friend, had an identity problem and now he feels to blame for the deaths of his sister. After leaving the reservation, Juniors sister mary got married and moved to Montana. Furthermore, Mary lived in a trailer home with her husband. After drinking so much one night Mary and her husband knocked out in their bedroom. Therefore, someone left the stove on and as a result of that, mary and her husband burned to death. Mary's dream was to write a romance novel but because she lost hope, after Junior left the reservation mary ran off to live her romance novel. At the funeral, Junior ran into the woods where he saw rowdy crying, “It’s all your fault… your sister is dead because of you left us. You killed her” (211). As Rowdy ran deeper into the woods, “I had killed my sister” (211). Afterwards Junior was starting to lose hope but his friends at Reardan gave him hope by standing up for him when he walked into class late. In conclusion, even though Junior left the reservation, lost his best friend, gained new ones, had an identity problem and blamed himself for the death of his sister Junior had a bright future…
On the first day of being a Senior at Benson High School, Greg’s mother forces him to become friends with Rachel Kushner. Rachel is one of his old friends because they dated around six years ago. However, his mother tells him that Rachel is suddenly diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia. Thus, Greg listens to his mom and follows what she wants him to do. His main goal is to get to know her better since their break up, and help cheer her up since Greg is a humorous guy. This is a person vs person conflict, mom vs Greg. Everyday, after school, Greg always sits on the couch, and watches television. His mom comes in everyday, just to see if he has called Rachel yet. However, Greg keeps on procrastinating. But he knows that no matter what, he will have to call her anyways because he can never ‘‘fight [with his] mom [since she] is unstoppable’’ (Andrews 55). Thus, Greg finally decides to call Rachel although he really does not want to. A week passes by, his mom checks on Greg and asks if he called Rachel yet. This time, Greg tells her that Rachel ‘‘won’t even let [him] say anything. She just hangs up!’’ (Andrews 54). Consequently, Greg is discouraged and gives up, therefore, he does not succeed since the first step on getting closer to Rachel is to call her and set up a date so they can hangout together. Thus, the conflicts shows that giving up will never bring you anywhere in life. Secondly, when Greg and Earl first met in kindergarten, they promise to never show anyone their movies because they think they are embarrassing. However, when Earl meets Rachel Kushner, he breaks their promise since he shows one movie to her just so she can laugh a bit, and forget about her disease. Greg’s conflict with Earl is a person vs person conflict. Once Earl tells Rachel about their movies, Greg and…
Lizzie reported, "I don't want to move schools because I like my teacher this year and I am starting to make friends" and Lizzie's brother feels the same despite reporting he is being bullied at school and on the bus.…
Most of the kids wake up and run to get their parents to start opening up presents under the tree. But in the Houses of the Robinson’s, the Ware’s, and the Lester’s none of this joy was happening, and there were no kids waking up the parents wanting to open their presents. Instead, there were tears and frantic calls to the police and 911 and to everyone they know around town because the kids were missing.Everything in the houses looks normal, no signs that they had gotten kidnaped or that they had run away. All of the kid’s beds are made perfectly as if they had not even gotten into bed the night before and the air in the rooms felt still and cold. All of the kids missing are boys and all of them are only kids except for ten-year-old Titus Ware, he has a younger brother who is 8. Titus sleeps in the same room as his brother, Tristan, who claims to his crying parents that he saw Santa during the night. Both of the parents ignore what he is saying, they too focused on the phone call with the police describing what Titus looked like. The day is dark for those three families who's kids were missing, while other families have joy and thanks for this day of…
The seasonal shift from winter to summer represents the boys’ fall into maturity, proving the theme that the loss of innocence is painful and unavoidable. While introducing the Devon School, Gene explains early on that "During the winter[,] most of [the dormitory Masters] regard anything unexpected in a student with suspicion...[but on] clear June days...they appear to uncoil...[and] a streak of tolerance is detectable" (Knowles 23). The Devon School, one of the most flourishing and strict boarding schools in New Hampshire, takes boys and toughens them into men using a rigorous lifestyle. In the summer, however, the teachers let the boys skip meals and ditch school. Gene suspects that the Devon faculty lessens their grip over the boys because he and the other Lower Middlers, two ranks below the seniors, remind the teachers of youthful peace. Therefore, the students’ summer session symbolizes a naïve phase in their lives before they reach the vast confusions and troubles of adulthood. However, when Gene’s dormitory Master, Mr.Ludsbury, returns to the school, Mr.Ludsbury chides Gene, lecturing that “everything went straight to seed during the summer” and he declares that he will “put… the dormitory back together”(Knowles 81). With the inescapable coming of winter, order returns to…
Early on, the Cobles were in control of Donny and made sure he was in check. However, feeling Donny’s love for them and demeanor towards school slipping, they let Donny start going to Cal’s for tutoring. This decision was the worst thing that could have happened to Donny. As Donny’s teacher said in a phone call to his mother, Mrs. Coble, “Back when you were helping Donny with his homework, his grades rose from a D to a C, but now they’ve slipped back, and they’re closer to an F.” As the teacher duly notes, Donny is in trouble. His parents let him loose and as result his grades are taking a nose dive for the worst. Donny thought that something simple as help was a sign mistrust and hate because he was manipulated by his tutor, Cal.…
As the three boys struggled to find candy they were still excited about Halloween. They was willing to go to great lengths to get some candy. No matter what cause there parents would not buy them candy. There parents thought that candy was the worst thing in the world. There parents did not like it they thought if they ate candy they would loose all of there teeth.…
Ninas birthday was planned by her friends. They wanted to do a trip to the Kakadu National Park. The friends thought that there would be only freshwater crocodiles and these were not aggressive and much smaller than the saltwater crocodiles. And only two or three people died each year in a crocodile attack. So they thought that there was no reason to be afraid. There were also Rangers who checked for them, even by helicopter!…
It was recess. The weather was hot and everyone was lining up at the crowded food-stalls to buy some food. The pupils were starved after hours of lessons. The sight and smell of piping hot food in he canteen made their mouths water. It also made their stomachs growl with hunger.…